Inez Foxx

Inez Rebecca Foxx (born September 9, 1942 in Greensboro ) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter . She composed for Aretha Franklin , The Platters , Taj Mahal , Dusty Springfield and The Commodores , among others .

Life

Foxx grew up in Greensboro and started singing in a gospel group early on . In 1959 she received a recording contract and released the song A Feeling (That I Can't Explain) in October 1960 under the name Inez Johnston. In 1963 she achieved her first and biggest chart success, now as Inez Foxx, with the title Mockingbird . The single reached the top 10 of the American R&B and pop charts. With Hi Diddle Diddle , Ask Me and Hurt by Love , further, albeit smaller, hits followed until 1964.

Together with her brother Charlie, who was also her manager, Foxx released various albums and singles from 1966. Their joint greatest hits album was in the top 30 of the Billboard R&B charts in 1988. Five of the two musicians' songs became R&B chart hits , including the most successful duet (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days from 1967.

Inez Foxx married the composer, producer and singer Luther Dixon in the mid-1960s.

Discography

Albums

• 1963: Mockingbird ( symbol 4400)
• 1964: Mockingbird (with Charlie Foxx; Sue 911)
• 1966: Inez and Charlie Foxx (with Charlie Foxx; Sue 1037)
• 1967: Come by Here (with Charlie Foxx; Dynamo 8000)
• 1968: Inez & Charlie Foxx's Swinging Mockin 'Band (with Charlie Foxx; Dynamo 8003)
• 1973: Inez Foxx at Memphis ( Volt 6022)
• 1981: Seasons (with Charlie Foxx; RCA )

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		R&B
1988	Inez & Charlie Foxx ' Greatest Hits, Past & Present Dynamo 8002	R&B29 (2 weeks) R&B	Re-release: November 1988 with Charlie Foxx

More compilations

• 1968: Inez & Charlie Foxx Greatest Hits (with Charlie Foxx; Dynamo 8002)
• 1986: Mockingbird: The Best of Charlie & Inez Foxx (with Charlie Foxx; EMI America 17243)
• 1994: Mockingbird: A Golden Classics Edition (with Charlie Foxx; Collectables 5301)
• 1995: Count the Days (with Charlie Foxx; Charly Rhythm 'n' Blues 26; release: October 17th)
• 2001: The Dynamo Duo (with Charlie Foxx; Kent Soul 193; release: March 13th)
• 2001: Mockingbird: The Complete Sue Recordings (with Charlie Foxx; Connoisseur 103; release: September 11th)
• 2009: Inez and Charlie Foxx Meet Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford (with Charlie Foxx, Dee Dee Ford and Don Gardner; Collectables; release: August 25)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1963	Mockingbird Mockingbird (1963)	-	US7 (18 weeks) US	R&B2 (19 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1963 Authors: Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx
	Hi Diddle Diddle Mockingbird (1964)	-	US98 (1 week) US	R&B34 (5 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1963 Author: Charlie Foxx
1964	Ask Me Mockingbird (1964)	-	US91 (3 weeks) US	R&B28 (4 weeks) R&B	First published: December 1963 Author: Inez Foxx
	Hurt by Love Mockingbird (1964)	UK40 (3 weeks) UK	US54 (9 weeks) US	R&B12 (11 weeks) R&B	First published: April 1964 Author: Charlie Foxx
1966	No Stranger to Love Come by Here	-	-	R&B49 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1966 with Charlie Foxx Authors: Barbara Gaskins, Charlie Foxx, Luther Dixon
1967	I Stand Accused Come by Here	-	-	R&B41 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: May 1967 with Charlie Foxx Authors: Billy Butler, Jerry Butler Original: Jerry Butler , 1964
	You Are the Man Inez & Charlie Foxx Greatest Hits	-	-	R&B32 (4 weeks) R&B	First published: August 1967 with Charlie Foxx Author: Charlie Foxx
	(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days Inez & Charlie Foxx Greatest Hits	-	US76 (5 weeks) US	R&B17 (14 weeks) R&B	First published: December 1967 with Charlie Foxx Authors: Charlie Foxx, Yvonne Williams, Brooks O'Dell
1969	Mockingbird Inez and Charlie Foxx	UK33 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: February 74, 1969 with Charlie Foxx Authors: Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx
1971	You shouldn't have Set My Soul on Fire	-	-	R&B50 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1970 Authors: JR Bailey, Ken Williams, Rudy Clark
1973	I Had a Talk with My Man Inez Foxx at Memphis	-	-	R&B74 (7 weeks) R&B	First published: November 1973 Authors: Billy Davis, Leonard Caston Original: Mitty Collier , 1964
1974	Circuit's Overloaded	-	-	R&B83 (5 weeks) R&B	First published: March 1974 Authors: Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen, James Banks

More singles

• 1960: A Feeling (That I Can't Explain) (as Inez Johnston; release: October)
• 1961: A Change of Heart (as Inez Johnston; released June)
• 1963: He's the One You Love (released September)
• 1964: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (with Charlie Foxx; release: February)
• 1964: La De La I Love You (with Charlie Foxx; released December)
• 1965: My Momma Told Me (with Charlie Foxx; released June 18)
• 1965: Hummingbird (with Charlie Foxx; release: December)
• 1967: Tightrope / My Special Prayer (with Charlie Foxx; released January 27)
• 1968: I Ain't Going for That (with Charlie Foxx; released May 31)
• 1968: Come On In (with Charlie Foxx; release: November 8th)
• 1969: Baby Give It to Me (with Charlie Foxx; release: April 3rd)
• 1969: La De Da I Love You (with Charlie Foxx; released May 9)
• 1969: North Carolina (South Carolina) (release: August)
• 1971: Tightrope / Baby Take It All (with Charlie Foxx; released July 30th)
• 1972: You Hurt Me for the Last Time (release: September)
• 1973: The Time (release: March)
• 1973: Crossing over the Bridge (release: July)

literature

• Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
• DF Lonergan: Hit Records, 1950-1975 . Scarecrow Press 2005, ISBN 0-8108-5129-6 .

swell

1. ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . P. 236
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK1 UK2 US
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .

Web links

• Inez Foxx at Allmusic (English)
• Inez Foxx at Discogs (English)
• Inez Fox at 45cat.com
• Inez and Charlie Foxx at Allmusic (English)
• Inez and Charlie Foxx at Discogs (English)
• Inez and Charlie Foxx at 45cat.com